Category: Let's talk
The Fred's Head Companion
Friday, February 16, 2007
Gmail for Everyone
By Michael McCarty
Since Google introduced Gmail to the public back in 2004, it has been an
invitation only service. This meant that you either had to be invited by
someone who was already using it or you could sign up using your mobile
phone. If you wanted an account, you could give them your phone number and
they would text message you a code and "invite" you to create an account.
What a pain for blind and visually impaired people who can't read text
messages on most cell phones!
Well, all of that is over now. Google has announced that anybody can get a
Gmail account, no invitation required. Signing up for Gmail is now as easy
as creating an account with, say, Hotmail or Yahoo! All you have to do is
visit mail.google.com and create an account. You'll just need to fill in a
couple pieces of information, agree to their terms and click on the "I
accept. Create my account" button. You'll then be all set.
With your Gmail account, you will have 2 GB of space for your messages.
You can also use Gmail to chat with other users, so be sure to tell all of
your friends about this new and exciting discovery. One more thing: if you
use Outlook Express or another desktop email client, you can still get
your Gmail messages through that. Everything's covered here! So, either
way you look at it, this is a great deal and now that everyone can take
advantage of it, maybe you should too. Check it out
haven't you been able to do this for agais?
thanks,
i'll check it out soon i've tried doing it a few times,and had a hard time doing it,and hope it will work this time igo and create one.
thanks again ff